Film-lubricated thrust and journal bearing.



Patented Aug. 6, 1918\` 3 SHEETS-SHEET l Zz vezz for' e 'I idw APPLICATION FILED APR 17| |916 i ,u y Q ,A f 3 @c m f H. T. NEWBIGIN.

FILM LUBRICATEDHRUST AND JOURNAL BEARING.

i r1.1. Nfwlsm.

FILM LUBRICATED THRUST AND IOURNAL BEARING.` APPLICATION FILED `APK-17.1915.

1,275,079. Patenmug.6,191s.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

rnegi Patented Auw. 6, 1918.

HpT. NEWBIGIN.

FILM LUBRICATED THRUSI AND JOURNAL BEARING.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I7. 19H3.`

6, p 9. @M/ m y .m .,/w D L .0. 1L

housing.

tially spherical supporting member mount ed in the housing e. In either easel all the 'spherical seatings are` preferably generated fromI the same center, which is for prefer- 5 ence l.the point to permit of siviveling of the shaft in the bearing.

Oil may be admitted to the bearings byV the pipes 3, 4 and 5, and drawn olf throug the openings p in the bottom of 'the 'In EFig. 2 a modified construction is shown vwhich is .in general similar to that of Fig.

'1, but is applicable where the shaft is of different sizes on the two sides ofthe bearing'or where the thrust in one directionis greater lthan in the other. In this arrangement,l there is provided at the side of the collar' c adjacent to that part of the shaft of -largerdiameter, or at thatjside of the.

collar which has to take the greater thrust, an extended collar b of larger diameter adapted to bear against the pivoted bearing Segments e which are mounted-in the carry- 'niember'f which at this side of the bear- 15 ing ism'ade of corresponding size to the .collar b.i v j The endihrust in the other direction is taken -by the side of thecollar oas in Fig. 1;

Th'e Vspherical lseatiiigs of the two carry- 80! members; f, while being struck from th e `saine center, are oydiierent' radii to permit of the:I member f at the left hand side bein .made df' larger' diameter. 'l arrangement of the journal bearing is` l5 exactly the same as in Fig, 1. -To permit of the adjustment of the axial' portionvof the shalt and the o'il clearances, the spherical seatings g may be made sepatly 40 position therein by packing rings h which may be wholly or partially in the form of thin laminations asis commonI in steam tui'- bine work. v

. Another arrangement otbearing according to ithe invention is shown in 3: In this arrangement. the journal bearing 1s on the shaft c and thel thrust in both directions is transmitted throughv the collar b. As

'showm tliekjour'nal' bearing is mounted at lo one end of the' housing and. is supported onA ivotedse'gmentsl lexactly as in Fig. 1, an the thrustv collar -b is mounted at the 'other endof-the housing, pivoted segments 4 c mounted on'carryinf members f having Spherical seatings g bei. 'g arranged on either sidethereof'totake the'thrust. As'in Fig. 2, all the spherical 'seatings` While being 4-struckfrom-the vsame center, are of different-radii n :.Y-I-L y l. Axjial adjustment of the shaft as in Fig. :2 i3 effectedbythe packing rings h. U l

Fig. 4- hows another modilied construction of bearing.. If'this arrangementjthe journal' bearing is' constructed las in the ar- 35 rangements nreviou'sly described but-the end fromv the housing z and adjusted in thrusts are transmitted by two collars b arranged at opposite ends of the bearing and are correspondingly takenup by two sets of pivoted segments e mounted. in the carrying members f which are spherically seated on the seatings g arran red at each side of the journal bearing. uch a bearing is preferabl made symmetrical, the spherical seatings eing centered from the center of the journal bearing andl the radii of the spherical seatings for the carrying members f beingmade equal.

In the arrangements shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the bearing swivels as a whole instead of rmerely the independent seats. As shown n 5, the frame r of the bearing is formed with a spherical shaped periphery which is seated in the correspondingly spherical shaped seating s. The journal bearing is formed by the pivoted segments Z arranged intei'iorly of the frame r, and the thrust bearing by the pivoted segments e arranged at either side of the frame 1', and adapted to engage the thrust collars b formed on the vshaft a at either side4 of the bearing.

In Fig. 6 the frame r is mounted in the spherical seating s as in Fig. 5, but the frame in this case is arranged tcsurround a single collar c and to take the thrusts internally. The arrangement of the bearing segments is verysimilar to that shown in Fig. 1, the pivoted segments for the journal bearing being arranged inthe frame 7' around the -col'lar c land those for the'thrust bearings ,being arranged in the frame at either side of the collar.

In Figs. 7 and 8 bearings are shown of a type adapted to take an end thrust in one direction only. In Fig. 7 the thrust is to-` ward the left and in Fig. 8 toward the right. t

. The` bearing shown lin Fig. 7 is almost identical with that shown in. Fig. 2 (similar parts being indicated by the same letters in .both figures) except that' the thrust bear- -ing sho-wn at the right hand side of the jour-- nal bearing c is dispensed with. l

. The bearing shown i Fig. 8 is also' simi-i lary to that shown in Fig. 3 (the sainereference letters being used for similar parts) except that the'parts of the bearing to take the thrust to .the left are dispensed with. v

In Figs. 1, 2 and 7 oil throwers are shown the ends of the bearing to prevent the escape of oil along the'shafa--vt'h'ile4 glands are shown in Figs. 3,y 4 andB for thesame purpose.

Iny all cases suilcient' `play. or clearance -is allowed to give the' maximum of swiveling necessary. 'In practice this'is usually very small, forv example, in a horizontal steam rtiir-binevit -is that due to the sag of the :.-v-fshaft from the weight of the rotor or that i due .to distortion inthe, frame of the ture' bine from the heatof the steam. ,rv-Such oil iso" . blocks,

throwers and glands are not, however, always necessary and are not fitted where a large swiveling angle is required.

It will of course be understood that the bearings are usually made in halves for the urpose of allowing the shaft being laced 1n position, the division being usua ly on a plane containing the axis of the shaft. In some cases the housing is divided on a plane at right angles to the axis of the shaft for a similar purpose, or for the purpose of end adjustment, or both, while still remaining essentially one housing.

Having thus described the nature of the said invention and the best means I know of carrying the same into practical effect, I claim 1. The combination of a casing, with a single journal bearing and a double-acting thrust bearing1 all contained within the casing, the fixed rubbing surface of each bearing comprising a plurality of segmental blocks mounted pivotally in the casing to adjust' themselvesl to the coperating rotating surface. j

2. The combination of a casin with a single journal bearing and a dou leacting thrust bearing all contained within the casing, the fixed rubbing surface of each bearing embodying a plurality `of segmental blocks, and spherical seats on which said blocks are mounted whereby the blocks are capable of adjusting themselves in relation to the cooperating rotating surface..

3. The combination of a casing, and combined journal and thrust bearin s contained therein, the fixed rubbing sur ace of each bearing comprising a plurality of segmental and concentric spherical seats on which the blocks are mounted whereby the blocks of each bearing are capable of adjusting themselves in relation to`- the re-e spective coperating rotating surfaces.

4. The combination of a caslng, and combined journal and thrust bearings containedl therein.r each bearing having a fixed rubbing surface comprising `a plurality of segmental blocks, a spherical seat in the easing on which the blocks of the journal bearing are mounted whereby the blocks f saidrbearing are capable of adjusting thermelves in relation to the coperating rotat-lng surface, and carrier members in the casing having spherical seats onwhich the blocks of the thrust bearing are mounted whereby the latter blocks are capable of adjusting themselves in relation to the coperating rotating surface, the spherical seats of the carrier members being concentric with the spherical seat first mentioned.

5. In a combined journal and thrust bearing for a shaft, a housing having an intern nal spherically shaped seating, a set of spherical seatings mounted within the housing and concentric with the first said seating, a series of pivoted segmental blocks mounted in the first said seating and adapted to engage a longitudinally directed portion of the shaft to form the fixed surface of the journal bearing, a second series of pivoted segmental blocks mounted in the said set of spherical seatings -and ada ted to engage a surface on a collar on the s aft to form a fixed thrust bearing surface.

6. In a combined journal and thrust bear ing for a shaft, a housing having an internal spherically shaped seating, a plurality of sets of seatin mounted within the housing concentrica ly with the firstnamed-seating, a series of pivoted segmental blocks mounted inthe first said seating and adapted to Vengage a longitudinally directed portion of the shaft to form the fixed surface of the journal bearing, and a lurality of sets of pivoted segmentalpa s corresponding in number to the said sets of seatings, the pads being mounted one in each of the last-named seatings and adapted to engage rotating surfaces on the shaft and form fixed thrust bearing surfaces.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of the two subscribing witnesses.

HENRI THORNTON NEWBIGIN.

Witnesses:

PERGY Comma, RoBER'r WILLIAM Brumm. 

